this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to telephone; to make a phone call
this world; this life; world of the living
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
within; inside of; less than
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away