devotion; attachment; infatuation
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
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 go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be impolite; to be discourteous
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
condition; state (of health); appearance
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
noted doctor; excellent physician
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right