a dime a dozen; two a penny
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
such; like that; that sort of; very
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
change; transition; return present
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
approximate age; age range
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite