today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to have a talk; to tell a story
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful