of course; certainly; naturally
instead; but (on the other hand)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
absence; disregard; indifference
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
forced laugh; forced smile
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(one's) quota; assignment
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
female friend; woman friend
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
woman; lady; adult female
start of a romance; beginning of love
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
something; some kind of; for some reason
lacking a plan; haphazard
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)