relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
future (usually near); prospects
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
bento; Japanese box lunch
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
close; intimate; on good terms
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
postcard; memo; note; card
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
single word; a few words; brief comment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
how long; how far; how much
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service