past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hello; good day; good afternoon
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
alone; by oneself; on one's own
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
since; henceforth; ever since
home area; home town; local
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
time; season; period; phase; stage
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
sorry; excuse me; thank you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge