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
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
story; tale; talk; discussion
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
seeing one off; farewell; escort
beyond this point; from now on; after this
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be worried; to be troubled
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
myself; yourself; I; me; you
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
regret; repentance; remorse
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do