dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
mental; spiritual; emotional
downturn; decrement phase
when it becomes; when it comes to
failure; mistake; blunder
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
rather; sooner; preferably
to employ; to hire; to charter
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
student in a lower grade; underclassman
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
door; gate; opening; title page
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)