lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
very young; little; childish; immature
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
until now; so far; up to the present
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
(some) more; even more; longer; further
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means