village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
last days; the end; one's fate
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to finish reading; to read through
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rising; ascending; climbing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
price decline; fall in price
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
omniscience and omnipotence
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture