destined; predestined; fated; fateful
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
although I say; although one might say; although called
now; the present time; just now; another; more
complete stranger; total stranger
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
originally; by nature; from the start
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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
at work; in the midst of work; working
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in that way; thus; so; so?