thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
shopping; purchased goods
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
in that way; thus; so; so?
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
father; dad; husband; you; he
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
journal; magazine; periodical
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky