to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
having no money; lack of money
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
foster father; adoptive father
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
wintertime; winter season
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
decorative fish displayed during festive occasions
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
daily wages; payment by the day
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
guard; security guard; security officer
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
hello; good day; good afternoon
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear