why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
living by oneself; living alone
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
university student; college student
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
with a friendly grin; smilingly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
father; dad; husband; you; he
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
home area; home town; local
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
second marriage; remarriage
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
attendance; presence; appearance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation