soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
than; from; out of; except; but; more
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward