to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
income; receipts; revenue
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
adds force or indicates command
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
all you want; as much as one wants
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
really; truly; indeed; good grief
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
person unfit for society; misfit
(some) more; even more; longer; further
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading