one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everything; anything; nothing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
fourth day of the month; four days
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tradition; legend; folklore
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as before; as ever; as it was originally