wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
bento; Japanese box lunch
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
the other day; a few days ago
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
family; members of a family
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
story; tale; talk; discussion
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
first-rate; finest quality; the best
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation