today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
although I say; although one might say; although called
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
black lustre; black luster
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to fall into another's hands
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice