beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
telephone call; telephone (device)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
personal; individual; private
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
desperation; struggle to the death
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
how many people; a number of people
attendance; presence; appearance
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cookware; cooking utensil
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to discuss; to talk together
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
last week; the week before
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
donation; contribution; offering
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard