manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
environment; surroundings; circumstances
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
charming; fascinating; attractive
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
everybody; every last one of them; all
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
about this time; about now
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
on the occasion of; at the time of
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to have a reason; to have an excuse
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin