alone; by oneself; on one's own
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
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
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very rich person; the super rich
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
female high-school student
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
to shout (in anger); to yell