above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
while; during; while; although; all; both
all; entire; whole; altogether
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
myself; yourself; I; me; you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
in one's own way or style
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)