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
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to go out and away; to leave
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
friendly; sociable; brittle; fragile; light
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
drifting; drift; being adrift
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
please; somehow or other; one way or another
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear