to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
originally; by nature; from the start
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
taro (Colocasia esculenta); cocoyam; dasheen
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
by means of; due to; because of; according to
distinction; differentiation; classification
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
family; relatives; dependents; household
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone