actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
simply; merely; only; solely
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
document; official papers
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
human kindness; human weakness
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to throw open; to leave open
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(medical) doctor; physician
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
infectious disease; infection
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
letting (someone) die without helping
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
otherwise; or else; if not
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
safety zone; traffic island
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
generation; the world; the age
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
wherein; therein; thereinto
helping hand; help; support; aid