before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
self-; from (a time or place)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(not) even once; (not) ever
simply; merely; only; solely
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
salted crescent roll; salted butter roll
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
(in) his way; peculiar to him
novel; original; new; innovative
gastritis; gastric catarrh
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident