regret; repentance; remorse
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
had better ...; had better not ...
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
bento; Japanese box lunch
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
separation; living separately; living apart
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
tune (melody, piece of music)