illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
that's the way it is; such is life
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to live; to make a living; to get on with
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
position; location; base; point; site
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement