to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
proposal; proposition; suggestion
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
several times; a few times
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
family; members of a family
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud