I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
one thin flat object; one sheet
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
moderately wealthy person
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
all; entire; whole; altogether
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")