to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to step back; to walk backwards
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
even though it is not; despite not
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
your body; your health; yourself; you
to arrive; to come to pass
headship of a family; family property
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
one's family; family member
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof