preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
time; hour; period; class
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
festival; feast; carnival
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
name; given name; first name
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
together; at the same time; same; identical
the opposite sex; isomerism
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; from; out of; except; but; more
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
feeling; sense; impression
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and