this world; this life; world of the living
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sons and daughters; children; girl
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
(present) head of a family
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
story; tale; talk; discussion
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
river; stream; River; the ... river
don't you think?; indicates question
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron