near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
this is why; this means; it is the case that
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
earnings from a part-time job
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
if so; in that case; in that situation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
future (usually near); prospects
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to care for someone; to look after someone
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous