is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
how long; how much; to what extent
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
such; this sort of; like this
negotiations; discussions; connection
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
company outing; company retreat
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
don't you think?; indicates question
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite