one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to taste; to try (food or drink)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
type of occupation; occupational category
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
having said that; on the other hand
to make light of; to ignore; to slight