cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
really; truly; indeed; good grief
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
a few years ago; some years back
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
while; during; while; although; all; both
around the world; throughout the world
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
place; situation; position; location
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...