what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
vacant house; unoccupied house
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to settle (in a place); to settle down
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
pupil; student; schoolchild
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent