(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to care for someone; to look after someone
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
research; study; investigation
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
observation; survey; watching
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
one day; (on) a certain day
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission