lately; recently; nowadays
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
graduation ceremony; commencement
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
spring break; spring vacation
fourth day of the month; four days
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
to some extent; to a certain extent
property; fortune; assets
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
full payment; liquidation
to graduate from a university
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
periodic; regular; routine
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace