to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
older sister; elder sister
while alive; during one's lifetime
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
sorry; excuse me; thank you
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
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.
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told