home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
anything and everything; just about everything
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to attempt; to test; to try out
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
tool; implement; means; furniture
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
summer vacation; summer holiday
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt