caller; visitor; company; guest
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
wintering; passing the winter
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to continue to work; to work away (at)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
property; fortune; assets
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism