a few years ago; some years back
every year; yearly; annually
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to try all possible means
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
father; dad; husband; you; he
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to give permission to marry
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
because of; owing to; due to
that; the matter in question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going