to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
January; first month of the lunar calendar
older brother; elder brother
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
almost every day; almost daily
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
alone; unaided; away from home
personal (employee); employed; retained
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
I see; that's right; indeed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to see through; to see the true nature of something
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
news; word; tidings; omen
just a minute; small quantity
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
just because; even if; even though
news of someone's death; obituary
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have