to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
woman; female; feminine gender
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
after a long time; for the first time in a while
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to think constantly about; to dwell on
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be remembered; to go down in history
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
conviction; belief; confidence
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
very small; tiny; insignificant