sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
such; like that; that sort of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to subsist; to keep on living
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
old town; old part of a city
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
only recently; just of late
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
both (people); the two of them
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
eating quickly; speed-eating