how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
older sister; lass; young lady
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
present continuous tense; present progressive form
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to live; to reside; to inhabit
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
country living; life in the country; country life
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that's the way it is; such is life
go that far; to that extent
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention