imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
national holiday; public holiday
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off