horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
condition; state (of health); appearance
physical condition; state of health; shape
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
now; the present time; just now; another; more
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
story; tale; talk; discussion
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to say; to be called; to do
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
other; another; over; more than; I; me
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and