today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
woman; female; feminine gender
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
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 get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
preparation; arrangements
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
time; hour; period; class
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
any more; any further; any better; any longer