character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to put into the mouth; to eat
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
such ... as; or some such
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to arrive home; to return
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
(not) even once; (not) ever
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief