to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
for example; for instance; e.g.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
I see; that's right; indeed
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
attendance; presence; appearance
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)