but; however; provided that
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
rather; better; instead; if anything
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
every evening; every night
to be absorbed in reading
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
feebleness; weakness; weak
nonprosecution; nonindictment
considerably; fairly; quite
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
discovery; detection; finding
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
20 years old; (arch.) twenty