thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
shopping; purchased goods
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
even if not; even without
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
your husband; her husband
living together (with one more person)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to go out and away; to leave
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane