some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
than; other than; except; but
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
to slide out; to glide out; to slip out
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
government office; public office
large beam balance; weighbeam
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
this world; this life; world of the living
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
magistrate; shogunate administrator
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
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)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages