yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to fall off; to tumble down
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
how; in what way; how about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
praise; extolment; extollment
to turn towards; to point
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
while; during; while; although; all; both
patterns of thinking; train of thought
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
results; record; grades; marks
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
family; members of a family
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
question; inquiry; enquiry
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)