saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
approximate age; age range
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to subsist; to keep on living
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
preparations for a journey
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
parting; separation; farewell
to grow up; to become an adult