parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
how many years; how long; what year
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing