your husband; her husband
recently; lately; these days
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
reality; actuality; hard fact
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
emotional effect on pet owners from losing their pet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
you (plural); all of you; you all
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(some) more; even more; longer; further
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
impossible; unlikely; improbable
than; from; out of; except; but; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up