old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
historical play; period drama
(short) rest; breather; break
wandering life of a gambler
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
lobby; lounge; recreation room; break room
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
fields (of rice and other crops)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
existence; being; presence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or other
main street; avenue; boulevard
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to get hungry; to become hungry
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food