to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to employ; to hire; to charter
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
how long; how much; to what extent
one day; (on) a certain day
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
materials; data; document
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every