lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hard struggle; strenuous effort
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
beginning; outset; first; onset
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
where there is a will, there is a way
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding