ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
homeless; homeless person
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
highball; whisky and soda
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
platform; home; home base; home plate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)