no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
to live; to make a living; to get on with
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
just one person; only one
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
living thing; organism; creature; biology
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
condensation; formation of dew
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly