whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
nape (of the neck); nucha
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
fifth day of the month; five days
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
as far as the eye can see
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative