senior; elder; person older than oneself
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have a talk; to tell a story
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to recall; to remember; to recollect
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress
remembrance; recollection; recognition
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to feel; to sense; to experience
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
simple; easy; uncomplicated
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
time; hour; season; time of the year