to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ago; since; before; previous
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
while; during; while; although; all; both
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
even though; despite; when
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
(period of) a year; during an era
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
job; work; duties; trade; skill
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to recall; to remember; to recollect
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)