nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to recall; to remember; to recollect
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(data) packet; mobile broadband data; package
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
name; given name; first name
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour