rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
boiled and half-dried bonito
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
good performance; good work; great success
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see