(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
how; in what way; how about
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
junior high school student; middle school pupil
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
genuine; authentic; true; real
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in succession; one after another
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
by myself; in person; by oneself
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish