return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
physical condition; state of health
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
many; much; plenty; hardly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
because of; owing to; due to
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
(police) detective; criminal matter