to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
and so; therefore; for that reason
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in this way; thus; such; uh...
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)