but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
manners; courtesy; etiquette
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
law department; law school
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
insurance payout; insurance money
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in the meanwhile; during the time
while; during; while; although; all; both
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
home; household; family; hearth
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
pride; dignity; self-worth
(not) even once; (not) ever
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
personal history; background; career
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least