grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
something like ...; something called ...
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
covered wagon; prairie schooner
naturally; of course; understandably
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
go that far; to that extent
ill will; malice; evil intent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
particular; hard to please; fussy
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
all night; throughout the night
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)