that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
story; tale; talk; discussion
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
the ocean; the great deep
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
until now; so far; up to the present
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
rather; better; instead; if anything
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
father; dad; husband; you; he
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
myself; yourself; I; me; you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
while; during; while; although; all; both
how; in what way; how about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death