to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
in process; during execution; runtime
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
near; close; beside; third person
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
had better ...; had better not ...
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need