to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
by myself; in person; by oneself
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
associate editor; deputy editor
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
name; given name; first name
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another