stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
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)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to be silent; to say nothing
one thin flat object; one sheet
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
scene; view; prospect; outlook
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.