granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; surroundings; circumstances
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very rich person; the super rich
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
a few seconds; several seconds
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
female high school student
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)