since then; from that time; ever since
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
rope; cord; policeman's rope
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
here and there; in places
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
everything; anything; nothing
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that