endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how; in what way; how about
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
white makeup powder; (face) powder
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
like this; this sort; this way
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now