recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to come up with
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to talk; to chat; to chatter
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be needed; to be wanted
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be too numerous; to be too much
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post