when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
siblings; brothers and sisters
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
now that you say that; now that you mention it
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
passenger; rider; good rider
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
control; management (e.g. of a business)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to think of; to come up with