nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
the same generation; coeval
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
advance (forward movement); advance (payment); prepayment
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
woman; female; feminine gender
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
... years old; age (of) ...
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally