(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
although I say; although one might say; although called
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
quarrel; dispute; argument
Japanese person; Japanese people
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dealing with; coping with
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to bring; to take; to bring about
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
while alive; during one's lifetime
distribution; allocation; dispensation; impartation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous