role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
greater than ...; bigger ...
bungalow; one-story house
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to rebuild; to reconstruct
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
even though; despite; when
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
youthful; young; young-looking
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
letter; missive; note; mail
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to be expensive; to be costly
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive