gem; jewel; precious stone
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
because of; owing to; due to
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
wandering; rambling; roaming
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
harm; injury; evil (influence)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.