How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
this occasion; at this time; now
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
by today; before the day is over
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
within the year; before the year is out
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well