writing; composition; essay; sentence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
don't you think?; indicates question
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
lost article; something forgotten
present; gift; to give a present or gift
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother