recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
second day of the month; two days
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
two persons; two people; pair; couple
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)