temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
this world; this life; world of the living
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
destination; place one stays during a trip
condition; figure; appearance; voice
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
one's house; one's home; one's family
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
reality; actuality; hard fact
nature; property; disposition
art of living; way of life
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
in this manner; in this way; like this
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort