dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
that; the matter in question
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
anything and everything; just about everything
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic