Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
it is I who should say so
one's post; place of work; workplace
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to sweat and slave; to toil away
very much; exceedingly; extremely
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
until now; so far; up to the present