materials; data; document
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
post; quarters; military station; police station
note (letter) left behind; will
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
several years; a few years
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
consequence; outcome; result; blame
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to get between; to be caught in
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)