staying the night; lodging (at)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
prime of one's working life
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
getting an advance (on one's salary)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
right in the middle (of); midst; height
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
changing residence; moving to a new address
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to become sick; to fall ill; to be confined to bed
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
death of a Christian (in Catholicism)
one's later years; final years (in life)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
funeral; burial; condolence
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
money to see one over the New Year period
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
nonchalantly; without a care
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy