occasionally; once in a while; now and then
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
pregnancy; conception; gestation