these days; nowadays; recently
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
that's the way it is; such is life
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
question; inquiry; enquiry
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
inside one's heart; in one's mind
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
having said that; on the other hand
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
direct selling; direct sales
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to say; to be called; to do
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.