gardening; puttering around in the garden
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
artificial intelligence; AI
business trip; official trip
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
demesne; estate; private land; private property
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
English conversation; school for English conversation
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago