today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
orphan; person without friends
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
miser; niggard; cheapskate
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of