theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
antiquity; the previous era
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
and then; and so; and; so then
error; mistake; slip; bug
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
God; god; ace; king; superior person
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
wise saying; famous saying
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote