genius; prodigy; natural gift
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
hello; good day; good afternoon
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
family; members of a family
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to