food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
occupation; calling; livelihood
reed (in a loom); yarn guide
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to watch steadily; to stare
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to do as one wishes; to suit one's convenience; to happen as one expects
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
training; drill; practice; discipline
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
only; merely; but; no more than
to gain fame; to make one's name
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to overcome (a difficulty)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
capable of anything; liable to do
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
peach grove; peach garden; peach orchard
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
pistil (of a flower); stamen
to act young; to look young