now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
almost every day; almost daily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
family; members of a family
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
person concerned; interested party; related party
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
society; the world; the times
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in comparison to; rather than
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
long ago; already; a long time ago
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to remove; to move out of the way
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient