sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
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 ...
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
time; season; period; phase; stage
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
salted kōji (traditional condiment)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
extremely; very; really; super; so
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into