declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
needy circumstances; living in poverty
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
evening meal; supper; dinner
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
calamity; misfortune; disaster
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pick up; to find; to gather
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post