to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in comparison to; rather than
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
one's house; one's home; one's family
royal capital; imperial capital
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
that is to say; so that means
maid; helper; help; assistance
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
honor; honour; credit; prestige
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
father; dad; husband; you; he
rather; sooner; preferably
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be silent; to say nothing