to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to summon courage; to be brave
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
now; the present time; just now; another; more
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
third day of the month; three days
together; at the same time; same; identical
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
such; this sort of; like this
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
castella (type of sponge cake)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
loveable; very likeable; like very much