empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
wages; pay; rental payment
property; fortune; means; assets
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
popular name; common name; given name
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
hallucinogen; psychedelic
true character; true heart; true spirit
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear