going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
suffix for familiar person
something; some kind of; for some reason
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
such; like that; that sort of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
nothing but; except; no more than
(political) power; authority; influence
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
again; once more; a second time
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress