don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
such; this sort of; like this
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
two persons; two people; pair; couple
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
senior high school; high school
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
considerably; greatly; a lot
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
your home; your family; their home; (my) home