to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
every month; monthly; month by month
how much; how many; however
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to live; to make a living; to get on with
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
hello; good day; good afternoon
greeting; a fine thing to say
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
koinobori; carp streamer; carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in May
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the place for; the time for; the level of
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
piling shame on top of shame
bygones; the past; past event
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber