to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
village headman; village mayor
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
in the meanwhile; during the time
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
special; particular; peculiar; unique
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be needed; to be wanted
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence