country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
nursing-care insurance system
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just because; even if; even though
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
after a long time; for the first time in a while
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
Public Nursing Care Insurance Law (1997)
revision; amendment; alteration
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once