speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
had better ...; had better not ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
originally; by nature; from the start
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to chase; to run after; to pursue
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that; the matter in question
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
neighbourhood; neighborhood
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
my husband; one's family; family member
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view