inheritance tax; death duty
maintenance; preservation; improvement
income; receipts; revenue
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
you (plural); all of you; you all
weekly pictorial magazine
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
article; news story; report; account