thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
from now; from this moment; henceforth
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
ten; 10; ten years of age
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
something like ...; something called ...
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
human rights; civil liberties
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
high and low; rise and fall
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
being interested in someone (only) for sex
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news