economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to move (house); to change residence
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to take over; to hand over
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)