man of the hour; woman of the hour
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
every month; each month; monthly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
young master; young gentleman
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise