in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
there's no smoke without fire
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
property; fortune; assets
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
breaking off an engagement
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
like it or not; like or not like
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...