relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
as (for); for; in the capacity of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
father; dad; husband; you; he
that; the matter in question
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
the other day; lately; recently
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
and then; and so; and; so then
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all