deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
older sister; elder sister
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
... years old; age (of) ...
discipline; training; teaching manners
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to cause a person trouble
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
news programme; news program
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage