in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
family; relatives; dependents; household
to gather; to collect; to assemble
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
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
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
leader; authority; mainstay
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
otherwise; if not; or else
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
way (of doing); manner; method; means
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
respect and affection; love and respect
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
time; hour; period; class
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care