to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
concealment; suppression; hiding
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be born; to come into the world
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
how long; how far; how much
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup