renewal; update; innovation; improvement
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
attendance; presence; appearance
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
smallish; on the small side
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
dwelling; house; residence; address
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
one day; (on) a certain day
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
extensive; vast range; wide scope
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death