thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
very; greatly; exceedingly
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for generations; epoch
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
finish; completion; the end
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes