thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
it is I who should say so
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
name; given name; first name
hello; good day; good afternoon
as a child; when one was a child
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which