isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
at that time; in those days
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to serve; to work for; to attend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
very young; little; childish; immature
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
because of; owing to; due to
surrounding at a distance
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
patting; stroking; caressing
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
right of succession; right to the throne
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on