disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to settle (in a place); to settle down
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
small hill; low hill; hillock
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
neighbouring house; neighboring house
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
interior design; interior; upholstery
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
door (Western-style, car, etc.)