futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be photographed; to be projected
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
foreign; abroad; overseas
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
suffix for familiar person
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
... years old; age (of) ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
somewhere; in some respects; in some way