here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a child; when one was a child
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
alone; by oneself; on one's own
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wish; desire; ambition; choice
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
from now; from this moment; henceforth
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
older sister; lass; young lady
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
else; in addition; besides
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
at; in; at; when; by; with; so