happy memory; sweet memory
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
rather; better; instead; if anything
competent; suitable; qualified
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)