Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
death from disease; death from illness
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
despair; desperation; abandonment
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
whereabout; about where; how much
having not the slightest idea
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
living thing; living creature; animal; life
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
pride; boast; credit (to)
smoke from human habitations
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late