level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to join together; to combine; to join up
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
almost; roughly; approximately
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
scene; sight; scenario; setting
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
Japanese person; Japanese people
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
yearned for; longed for; missed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because