mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
health; healthy; sound; fit
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
such; like that; that sort of; very
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
many; much; plenty; hardly
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be infected; to be contagious
indicate reason; infers some protest
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days