for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
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
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
father; dad; husband; you; he
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
hygiene; sanitation; health
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
general; popular; common; typical
I see; that's right; indeed
any more; any further; any better; any longer
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness