pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
parts; accessories; components
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
father; dad; husband; you; he
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way