event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
question; inquiry; enquiry
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
northern part; the north (of a region)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
deserted village; poor village
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
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
of course; certainly; naturally
living by oneself; living alone
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi