friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
amount of money; sum of money
persistence; single-mindedness
multiplication table; times table
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
very much; very many; more and more
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
curse; spell; malediction
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
again; once more; a second time
to be in danger of; to be liable to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
name; given name; first name
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
clearing one's throat; cough
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
mobile home; camper-van; RV
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut