slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
double; twice (as much); twofold
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
time; hour; period; class
difference; variation; difference
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
while; during; while; although; all; both
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
just a minute; small quantity
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(navigable) canal; waterway
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon