to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
don't you think?; indicates question
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
too much; excessively; too
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned