everyday life; daily life
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
water heater; (domestic) boiler
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
(circuit) board; substrate
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
classification; categorization; sorting
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
you could say that; that might be so
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to set a ladder up against
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
means; way; method; measure
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting