to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
position; job; employment; opening
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
hard (life); tough (world)
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
pupil; student; schoolchild
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to care for someone; to look after someone
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
after that; afterwards; thereafter
journey; route of a journey
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
of course; certainly; naturally
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
metre; meter; meter; gauge
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
unfairness; injustice; partiality