to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to get back together (with a former partner)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
just because; even if; even though
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
woman; female; feminine gender
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
at that time; in those days
man; male; masculine gender
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)