today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
don't you think?; indicates question
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now