talk about various topics
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
lately; recently; nowadays
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
like this; this sort; this way
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
close; intimate; on good terms
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to keep (a person) waiting
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
very much; very many; more and more