year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
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
legend; folklore; tradition
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
another time; some other time
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
what kind of; what sort of; what
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how; in what way; how about
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful