to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
by myself; in person; by oneself
shopping; purchased goods
living by oneself; living alone
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
as usual; as is one's habit
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to leave the government service
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
study; research; investigation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
in comparison to; rather than
principal occupation; core business
store; reserve; stock; savings
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
being absorbed in reading
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
end; tip; extremities; terminal
tax inquiry; tax enquiry; tax investigation
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality