to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
estimate (of costs); budget
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
3000; three thousand; many
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
shopping; purchased goods
family; members of a family
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
suffix for familiar person
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
such; like that; that sort of; very
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship