while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
weekly publication; weekly magazine
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
answering machine; answerphone
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to lose sight of; to miss
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
this (very thing); this precisely
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sleepover; overnight stay
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
fate; destiny; predestination
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade