even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
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.)
that; the matter in question
to accept; to receive; to agree
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
it is not (like that) either
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture