to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
surroundings; environs; circumference
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
seventh day of the month; seven days
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
national costume; (in) native dress
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
duty; function; office; mission; task
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to withstand; to be able to endure
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides