retreating figure; appearance from behind
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to approach; to draw near
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
true state; actual condition; reality
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
source of revenue; financial supporter
interest; rights; concession
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
one's house; one's home; one's family