but; however; provided that
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
journal; magazine; periodical
ago; since; before; previous
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
how; in what way; by what means
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reputation; respectability
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning