returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
welcome; (warm) reception
proposal; offer; request; application
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to correct oneself; to restate
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
many; much; plenty; hardly
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
going through; going via; going by way of
scenery; scene; landscape
chapter one; first chapter
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision