occupation; calling; livelihood
fishing industry; fishery
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
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
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
because of; owing to; due to
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
close; intimate; on good terms
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
father and mother; parents
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to leave this world; to die
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
such; like that; that sort of; very
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
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)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
such ... as; or some such