a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
health; healthy; sound; fit
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
chief; main; principal; important
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
blow; shock; strike; batting
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
originally; by nature; from the start
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
as (for); for; in the capacity of
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom