as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
regular salary; basic salary; full pay
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(one) letter; (one) character
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
strike (i.e. industrial action)
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
Mayday (call for help); May Day (May 1)
3000; three thousand; many
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
at first; in the beginning; originally
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
wages; pay; rental payment
rent paid by a tenant farmer
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess