smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
father; dad; husband; you; he
about; concerning; related to; -ish
with a momentary flash of light
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
illustration (e.g. book); picture
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
than; from; out of; except; but; more
had better ...; had better not ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
elopement; running away with a lover
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
episode; anecdote; vignette
period of youth; while young
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through