Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
in its entirety; whole; wholly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
answering machine; answerphone
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
answering machine; answer phone
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
feeling; sense; impression
good feeling; feeling good
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged