wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
proposal; proposition; suggestion
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
independent action; acting alone
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be silent; to say nothing
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
question; inquiry; enquiry
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)