endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be flexible; to be accommodating
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
feeling; sense; impression
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as a child; when one was a child
older sister; elder sister
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
long-term hospitalization
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
family; members of a family
how many people; a number of people
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at work; in the midst of work; working
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
performer; entertainer; celebrity