if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
but; however; although; though
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
genuine; authentic; true; real
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
maintenance company; management company; proprietary company
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
senior high school; high school
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
two times; twice; two degrees
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at that time; in those days
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
January; first month of the lunar calendar
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule