discovery; detection; finding
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to collect; to assemble; to gather
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
I see; that's right; indeed
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to pick up; to find; to gather
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily