worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to live; to reside; to inhabit
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
directly; in person; firsthand
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
all over Japan; throughout Japan
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
and then; and so; and; so then
to do; to have the nerve to (do)
metallic sound; metallic clank
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
how much; how many; to what extent
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
infancy; childhood; tender age
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible