today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
time; hour; period; class
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
tenement house; row house
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
if it is the case that ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
clear; precise; definite; distinct
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise