to turn towards; to point
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
now; the present time; just now; another; more
retirement (from the world); seclusion
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
crops; agricultural produce
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to increase; to add to; to augment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to live; to make a living; to get on with
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
two persons; two people; pair; couple
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
in low spirits; dejected; sad
again; once more; a second time
but; however; even though; even if