steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
question; inquiry; enquiry
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
how; in what way; how about
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
distant place; faraway location; far away
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be worried; to be troubled
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance