long ago; a long time ago; already
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to move (house); to change residence
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...