talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
since; henceforth; ever since
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
of course; certainly; naturally
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
helper; assistant; help; assistance
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be conspicuous; to stand out
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
every year; yearly; annually
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that