that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
how; in what way; how about
to subsist; to keep on living
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
myself; yourself; I; me; you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate