thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
regret; repentance; remorse
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to keep (a person) waiting
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
memories; recollections; reminiscence
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer