lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
in the end; at the end of the day
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
two (long cylindrical things)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
with a fixed time; with a deadline
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
without leaving any trace
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to move forward; to move on
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the other day; a few days ago
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much