readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
how many years; how long; what year
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
single word; a few words; brief comment
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
beginning; outset; first; onset
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
and then; and so; and; so then
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous