funny story; funny anecdote
to increase; to add to; to augment
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
defense; defence; protection
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
don't worry; no worries; never mind
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
declaration; proclamation; announcement
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
either way; in any case; one way or another
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because