recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
no matter how much time passes
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
senior high school student
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once