love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
how many years; how long; what year
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
author; writer; novelist; artist
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to keep (a person) waiting
society; the world; the times
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
no!; no no!; no, not at all
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
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
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that