almost every day; almost daily
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to accept; to receive; to agree
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
northerly (wind); from the north
southerly (wind); from the south
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
last ray of hope; only hope
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
near oneself; close to one; familiar
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
how; in what way; circumstances
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
array; muster; line-up; full force
infants; babies and very young children
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
welcome!; nice to see you!
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses