(not) even once; (not) ever
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
stairs; stairway; staircase
caller; visitor; company; guest
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
suffix for familiar person
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
few decades; many decades; several decades
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
royal castle; imperial castle
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
close; intimate; on good terms