surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to place firmly; to hit very hard
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
monetary grant (from the government)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
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.)
everyday life; daily life
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
second-hand shop; curio shop
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
bowl (medium-large, suitable for donburi)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
dullard; indecisive person
distinction; differentiation; classification
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase