mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
very popular; highly favoured
to like; to love; to be fond of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
since then; from that time; ever since
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
discriminatory; discriminative
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
generation; the world; the age
(some) more; even more; longer; further
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that