far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
agricultural land; farmland
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
reality; actuality; hard fact
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
literally; to the letter; literal
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
another family; another house
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
employment position or rank
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
imperial court; royal court
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
failure; mistake; blunder
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me