if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that day; the very same day
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
company; corporation; workplace
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
many; much; plenty; hardly
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness