to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
interview (e.g. for a job)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
Mare Tranquillitatis (lunar mare); Sea of Tranquility; Sea of Tranquillity
headquarters; head office; main office
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
about; on; regarding; per; for every
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?