steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
should; must; -able; probably; likely
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
consequence; outcome; result; blame
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
seniority by length of service
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
long ago; already; a long time ago
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
and then; and so; and; so then
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count