having said that; on the other hand
household; home; family; housekeeping
foreign; abroad; overseas
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
establishment (of a business); founding
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
property; fortune; means; assets
title deed; certificate of title
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
management; administration; operation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
home area; home town; local
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs