to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to have a talk; to tell a story
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
just a minute; small quantity
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to gain a victory; to win
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
intention; idea; inclination; wish
for (some) doubtful points to remain
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
personal; individual; private
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour