together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
bento; Japanese box lunch
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
feeling; sense; impression
relatively; comparatively
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
when it becomes; when it comes to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to shut in; to confine; to contain
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)