with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
of course; certainly; naturally
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
feeling; sense; impression
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place