(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
beautiful woman; pretty girl
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
while; during; while; although; all; both
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
future (usually near); prospects
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
polish; improvement; burnishing
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
sharing; division; draw; tie
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
dry riverbed; river beach
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
board of directors; board of trustees
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
society; the world; the times
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to cause someone to worry
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death