achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
negotiable; further discussion needed
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
(not) so much; (not) that much
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
outsider; someone outside of a group
normalcy; normality; normal
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
laughing while reminiscing
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
burglary; burglar; closet
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
the same (age, social status); peer
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask