as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
senior high school; high school
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I see; that's right; indeed
since when; from when; how long
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to keep away; to keep at a distance
tendency; trend; inclination
very young; little; childish; immature
(some) more; even more; longer; further
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
absorption; suction; attraction
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
impossible; unlikely; improbable
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)