to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
valuable article; valuables
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
instant; moment; for an instant
(period of) a year; during an era
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
consequence; outcome; result; blame
disinheritance; disowning
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
unfairness; injustice; partiality
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
such; like that; that sort of; very