easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how many years; how long; what year
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
memories; recollections; reminiscence
alone; by oneself; on one's own
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to move (house); to change residence
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to subsist; to keep on living
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...