to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
now; the present time; just now; another; more
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to recall; to remember; to recollect
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
... years old; age (of) ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
occurrence; happening; incident; event
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common