soon; before long; in the near future
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
curl; curly hair; ringlet
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
good young man; agreeable youth
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
sincere; honest; faithful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Japanese apricot orchard; plum orchard; plum garden; ume orchard
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
the other day; some time ago; recently
our country; our land; one's own country
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
as you are aware; as you know
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually