before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
charming; bewitching; coquettish
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
hello; good day; good afternoon
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to recall; to remember; to recollect
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
insurance; guarantee; warranty
really; truly; indeed; good grief
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
does not; do not; will not do
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
surely; certainly; without doubt