itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
some people; a few people; several people
regular customer; valued client
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
hard (life); tough (world)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
on the way home from work; returning from work
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
video game (played on a home console)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
IC card; smart card; chip card
shopping; purchased goods
used article (esp. clothes)
while being out of the office or away from home
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to lie down; to throw oneself down