to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thank you for your continued patronage
I appreciate your efforts
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
(not) even once; (not) ever
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
like this; in this way; as you see
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
DNA test; genetic test; genetic testing
health; healthy; sound; fit
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway