to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
story; tale; talk; discussion
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
air conditioning; air cooling
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
home area; home town; local
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
considerably; greatly; a lot
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
suffix for familiar person
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing