to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
each time it happens; at all such times
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
mature; becoming precocious
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas
interval; break; pause; spare moment
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
if it is the case that ...
senior high school; high school
world; society; people; the public
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
nothing but; none other than
day after day; day by day
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
when it becomes; when it comes to
law-like nature; regularity
grasp; catch; understanding
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into