next; following; subsequent; stage; station
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
after a long time; for the first time in a while
two persons; two people; pair; couple
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sobering up; method of sobering up
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
tension; mental strain; nervousness
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend