one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such; like that; that sort of; very
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that