now that; since; so long as; because
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
report; notification; registration
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
insurance payout; insurance money
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
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
relatively; comparatively
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
secret; private; surreptitious
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
by your leave; with your permission