the other day; some time ago; recently
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
story; tale; talk; discussion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to serve; to work for; to attend
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
in comparison to; rather than
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
if it is the case that ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another