the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
how much; how many; to what extent
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
tenement house; row house
to move (house); to change residence
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
meaning; called; named; that says; that
society; public; community; social studies
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money