society; the world; the times
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
don't you think?; indicates question
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
not understanding; not knowing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
how long; how much; to what extent
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
please (give me); please (do for me)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
than; other than; except; but
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment