to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
please sit down; please have a seat
24 hours; twenty-four hours
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
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)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
high mountain; alpine mountain
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
book; volume; this; present; main; head
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
when it becomes; when it comes to
time; hour; period; class
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
question; inquiry; enquiry
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
at work; in the midst of work; working
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)