lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
inauguration; installation ceremony
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be overcome with emotion
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
depiction; description; portrayal
that; the matter in question
clear profit; net income; net profit
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
if it is the case that ...
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
please (give me); please (do for me)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case