to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
feeling; sense; impression
to be surprised; to be astonished
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
every year; yearly; annually
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
don't you think?; indicates question
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to