vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
surroundings; environs; circumference
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
destination; place one stays during a trip
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
the very image of health itself; picture of health
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
long time; long interval; for quite some time
president (of a society); chairman
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to watch over; to watch attentively
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
future (usually near); prospects
the treasure that is children; child
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty