one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
private tutor; coach; governess
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
home area; home town; local
living by oneself; living alone
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
how dare ...; how could ...
because of; owing to; due to
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
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
spring sunshine; springtime
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire