gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
that's the way it is; such is life
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
telephone bill; telephone rate
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
by myself; in person; by oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
name; given name; first name
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that