uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
world; society; people; the public
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
charcoal; charred remains
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back