action; operation; effect; function
not limited to; not just ...
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
enlightenment; instruction
meaning; significance; sense
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
line; queue; procession; matrix
society; company; the public; the world
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to have an eye on; to zero in on
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
one edge; one end; one side
to sell off; to sell completely
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser