nothing but; except; no more than
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
existence; being; presence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
now; the present time; just now; another; more
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
winter vacation; winter holidays
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
prohibition; inhibition; ban