time; season; period; phase; stage
destination; place one stays during a trip
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to help each other; to cooperate
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
unmarried; not yet married
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
re-education; retraining; in-service training
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
witnessing; observing; sighting
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use