common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
succession; continuation; series; sequence
criminal nature; criminality
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
simmer; bubble out; flow out
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
a few years ago; some years back
secret; private; surreptitious
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
solitary island; isolated island
restarting (a machine, engine, project, etc.); resuming
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
systematic; organized; organizational
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
earnestly; immediately; exactly
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of