to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perfect; complete; flawless
attendee; participant; person present
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that; the matter in question
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
what kind of; what sort of; what
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
speech; expression; wording; language
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
forcibly; by force; against one's will
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
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)