circuitous; roundabout; indirect
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
beginning; outset; first; onset
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
feeling; sense; impression
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save