ago; since; before; previous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
instant; moment; for an instant
to say no more; to sink into silence
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
every place; various places
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
rather; better; instead; if anything
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
grasp; catch; understanding
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included