was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
close; intimate; on good terms
last week; the week before
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
of course; certainly; naturally
genuine article; real thing; real deal
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be silent; to say nothing
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; proposition; suggestion
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
it is I who should say so
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feeling; sense; impression
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest