because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(appropriate for) one's age
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
myself; yourself; I; me; you
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
is that so?; I see; right; oh
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
how long; how far; how much
(physical) growth; development
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
family-oriented; familial
to some extent; to a certain extent
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate