matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
function; facility; faculty; feature
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
permission; approval; authorization; license
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
one's later years; final years (in life)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)