parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
long time; long interval; for quite some time
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
besides; in addition; also; moreover
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(small) stone; rock; pebble
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
go on!; right!; here goes!