posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to collect; to assemble; to gather
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
inattention; absent-mindedness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently