to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
all night long; all through the night
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to have meaning; to be meaningful
wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to