bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
author; writer; novelist; artist
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
story; tale; talk; discussion
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
another time; some other time
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
no-good man; (male) loser
than; from; out of; except; but; more
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to pass (of time); to elapse
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(some) more; even more; longer; further
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pregnancy; conception; gestation
one's house; one's home; one's family