painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
the same; the said; likewise
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
about when; about what time; how soon
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
originally; by nature; from the start
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(political) power; authority; influence
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
ten; 10; ten years of age
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to keep (a person) waiting