just because; even if; even though
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
a few years ago; some years back
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
younger brother and sister
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
looking pale; looking unwell
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
commitment; pledge; promise
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
type of occupation; occupational category
government office; public office
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
indeed; really; truly; very much
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around