fifth day of the month; five days
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
sixth day of the month; six days
cooperation; collaboration
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
story; tale; talk; discussion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inactive placebo; placebo
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
present-day science; modern science
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to pass (of time); to elapse
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
teacher; instructor; professor
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
name; given name; first name
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances