change of occupation; career change
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
door; gate; opening; title page
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to be helpful; to be useful
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
while; during (the time when)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to throw open; to leave open
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
still; even now; to this day
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
for your information; I'm telling you
scoundrel; rascal; villain
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
valuable article; valuables
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver