to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
care; precaution; guarding; caution
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
again; once more; a second time
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to need; to call for; to require
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to subsist; to keep on living
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
way out; means to escape; escape route
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
forevermore; for eternity
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to need; to require; to take; to demand
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
for a while; for some time; for a period