explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
chance; opportunity; occasion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
why; how; for what reason
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
equality; impartiality; evenness
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how can (one) do something
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
physical condition; state of health; shape
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach