yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
father; dad; husband; you; he
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicate reason; infers some protest
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
suffix for familiar person
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(together) with; -wide; including
late-summer greeting card (sent from about August 8 onward)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season