this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
beginning; outset; first; onset
story; tale; talk; discussion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
you (plural); all of you; you all
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly