in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
rain and wind; driving rain
minimum; at the very least
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible