postcard; memo; note; card
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I appreciate your efforts
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at that time; in those days
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
neighbourhood; neighborhood
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed