how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
letter; missive; note; mail
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
wise saying; famous saying
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
feeling; sense; impression
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into