to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
keep up your strength; chin up!
please (give me); please (do for me)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
suspension of water supply; water outage
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
business trip; official trip
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
long illness; protracted illness
because of; owing to; due to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post