retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
along the road; at the side of the road
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
serious; not joking; straight
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to this extent; to this degree; this much
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
child; childish person; immature person
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after