what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
considerably; fairly; quite
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cooperation; collaboration
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep