these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to lean against; to set against
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
paintings and calligraphic works
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to become an expert; to be master at
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
authority; power; influence
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
you (plural); all of you; you all
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
another day; some other day
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold