since then; from that time; ever since
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
rope; cord; policeman's rope
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
here and there; in places
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
everything; anything; nothing
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement