choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
should; must; -able; probably; likely
living by oneself; living alone
by myself; in person; by oneself
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
originally; by nature; from the start
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
preparation; arrangements
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to be found; to be discovered
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
easy; simple; there's no way that ...