safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
your husband; her husband
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
incoming telephone call; telegram received
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
how; in what way; how about