to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be surprised; to be astonished
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
life; living; I; me; student
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
practice; practising; training; study
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
time; hour; period; class
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...