to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
flour; meal; powder; dust
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
relaxation; recreation; recess
allocation; assignment; allotment
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to entrust; to leave to a person
considerably; fairly; quite
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally