country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
good old wife; one's wife of many years
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
Kitahara Hakushuu (1885-1942)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
long ago; already; a long time ago
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
way (of doing); manner; method; means
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
due form; official; formality
contract; compact; agreement
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise