to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
that day; the very same day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
woman; female; feminine gender
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
until now; so far; up to the present