to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
karoshi; death from overwork
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
funeral; burial (service); funeral procession
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
store; reserve; stock; savings
although I say; although one might say; although called
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
every street corner; every crossing
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
directions; instructions; orders; command
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)