and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
meaning; significance; sense
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
talk about divorce or separation
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support