by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
long time; long interval; for quite some time
battlefield; battleground