concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
and then; and so; and; so then
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to take; to catch; to capture
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to be free; to be available
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
manly; masculine; like a man
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
document; official papers
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)