lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
lately; recently; nowadays
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
until now; so far; up to the present
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
memories; recollections; reminiscence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
grandfather; male senior-citizen
perfect; just right; ideal
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!