promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to look forward to something
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
so; like this; in this way
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
it is I who should say so
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
story; tale; talk; discussion
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to concern; to be related
book; volume; this; present; main; head
knowing; (an) acquaintance
from the viewpoint of; according to
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of