consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be needed; to be wanted
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to pass (of time); to elapse
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
study; research; investigation
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
going to and fro; back and forth
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
university hospital; teaching hospital
hospitalization; hospitalisation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life