the person in question; the person themselves; said person
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
gas station; petrol station
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
change of occupation; career change
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
low (level, value, price, etc.)
height (of body); stature
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
having said that; on the other hand
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
street; quarter; district; area
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
somehow or other; for some reason or another
shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands