or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
such; this sort of; like this
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
until now; so far; up to the present
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
without missing (a day of) work
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
father; dad; husband; you; he
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie