to subsist; to keep on living
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
best friend; very close friend
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
return of something; repayment
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
recuperation; medical treatment
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
moving; touching; stirring
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to gain fame; to make one's name
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
remittance; sending money