one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
at first; initially; in the beginning
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
when it becomes; when it comes to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
erotic or pornographic book (Edo period)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)