uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
root; source; origin; cause
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
training; practice; practising; cultivation
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be manageable; to be able to handle
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
the reason is ...; it is because ...
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
this or that person; anybody; many people
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to ask a question of (a person)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
concreteness; feasibility
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can