reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
had better ...; had better not ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
this world; this life; world of the living
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
sick person; patient; invalid
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
working in the fields; working on a farm
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
stealthily; secretly; in secret
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to intend; to be sure that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
depravity; corruption; degradation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to drink up; to drain (cup)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally