to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
proposal; offer; request; application
beginning; outset; first; onset
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
one's own child; one's own children
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to jar; to creak; to grate
corridor; hallway; passageway
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
counter for chairs or seats
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward