affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
corridor; hallway; passageway
to keep (a person) waiting
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
thousand years; very long period; forever
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
attack; drive; advance; invasion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
fate; chance; relationship; tie
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
stairs; stairway; staircase
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
job hunting; job searching
in search of; in order to look for
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time