this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
anything and everything; just about everything
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in that way; thus; so; so?
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
second marriage; remarriage
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in comparison to; rather than
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate