remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
chance; opportunity; occasion
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
scale; scope; plan; structure
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
clientele; customer stratum
to grow up; to become an adult
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to do together; to share; to participate in
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to support each other; to support one another
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
(not) even once; (not) ever
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both