(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to bring; to take; to bring about
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
don't you think?; indicates question
unparalleled; unparallelled; unequaled; unequalled; unique
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
how; in what way; how about; questionable
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be able to manage somehow or another
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
caller; visitor; company; guest
steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period); administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
right (to do something); authority; power
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to govern; to manage; to subdue
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
and so; therefore; for that reason
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...