large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
can do; may do; be capable of doing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
education or school expenses
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
still (continuing); as ever; further
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold