state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
hello; good day; good afternoon
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
woman; female; feminine gender
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
hospitalization; hospitalisation
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
priority; order of precedence
as (for); for; in the capacity of
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
choices; alternatives; options
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through