dwelling; house; residence; living; life
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
central part; heart (of a city)
to begin to walk; to set out
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
unprecedented; never seen before
to lose sight of; to miss
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
counter for books; volume
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to concern; to be related
just one person; only one
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
environment; circumstance
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)