direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
make no progress; remain unsettled
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
article to be delivered; present
sense of values; values; value system
to get along well with; to make a go of it
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to repeat; to do something over again
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
middle of the night; dead of night
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
now that; since; so long as; because
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while