breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
aging; ageing; growing older
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
the other day; some time ago; recently
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
number of copies; circulation
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
success; achievement; fruition
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
catchphrase (esp. in advertising)
deceased; late; dead; departed
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
authenticity; credibility
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
the times; the world; society
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
to feel depressed; to be down
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
influence (on someone); inspiration
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
when it comes to ...; as for ...
world; society; people; the public