(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
advanced level; high grade; senior
to live; to reside; to inhabit
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
meanwhile; in the meantime
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in name only; titular; nominal
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
hard to reach place; remote place
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon