humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
something like ...; something called ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
a few years ago; some years back
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
although I say; although one might say; although called
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
chance; opportunity; occasion
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during