-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
in proportion to; just as much as
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
influence; effect; impact
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
senior high school; high school
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be worried; to be troubled
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...