recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
feeling; sense; impression
relatively; comparatively
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
imagination; supposition; guess
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
the other day; a few days ago
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
highest level; high-water mark
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death