charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
holding two or more positions concurrently
particularly; only; in the case of
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
living thing; living creature; animal; life
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
silence; stillness; quietness
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)