than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
my husband; one's family; family member
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...