no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
memory; sense; experience
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
last week; the week before
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
maternity leave; paternity leave
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through