companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
formal marriage interview
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to make merry; to be festive
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
boarding house; school dormitory
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)