address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to ask a question; to ask questions
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to fall ill; to be taken ill
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
abundant harvest; bumper crop
influencing (a person) for good
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to help each other; to cooperate
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
medical treatment; medical care
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double