to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
stupid girl; stupid woman
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
neat and clean; tidy; trim
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
what do you want?; can I help you?
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
confirmation; certification; ascertainment