greeting; a fine thing to say
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in one's own way or style
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
such; like that; that sort of; very
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
feeding (animals); provisioning
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)