how many years; how long; what year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
letter; missive; note; mail
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
a little bit; a little while
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
job hunting; job searching
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
at least; at most; (even) just
license; permit; licence; certificate
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
impossible; unlikely; improbable
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)