always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
drinking party; get-together
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
fifth day of the month; five days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to care for someone; to look after someone
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
pessimism; disappointment
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
if it is the case that ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
testimony; (verbal) evidence
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
ago; since; before; previous
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem