care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
at least; at most; (even) just
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
as (for); for; in the capacity of
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
senior high school; high school
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
board chairman; managing director; chief director
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
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.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not