(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
so; like this; in this way
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
memories; recollections; reminiscence
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
on the occasion of; at the time of