present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
from here; from this place
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
will not do; do not; does not
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
one's house; one's home; one's family
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
steam bath (often using brine)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)