(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to have a talk; to tell a story
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
time; hour; period; class
to be prolonged; to drag on
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
one more time; once more; once again
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
elder sister; effeminate man
man; male; masculine gender
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
second marriage; remarriage
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
facing south; southern exposure
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
self-consciousness; self-awareness
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to live; to make a living; to get on with