(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
firm; strong; solid; stable
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
scale; scope; plan; structure
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
yourself; himself; herself
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
every year; yearly; annually
participation; joining; entry
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
3rd day of the month; three days
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
established practice; custom
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that