great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
memories; recollections; reminiscence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
ordering (materials); placing an order; order