wonderful; splendid; magnificent
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
proposal; offer; request; application
to be overcome with emotion
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
seeing one off; farewell; escort
stairs; stairway; staircase
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
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)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)