it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
rather; better; instead; if anything
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
reconciliation; make peace with
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
woman; female; feminine gender
difficult to ...; hard to ...
society; the world; the times
loveable; very likeable; like very much
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance