but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to begin talking; to open up
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
mining; digging; working (a mine)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
periodic; regular; routine
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
antebrachial bone; forearm bone
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
plural; multiple; plural (number)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?