and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to chat; to chatter
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
(someone else's) daughter
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
of no interest; not interested
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
proposal; proposition; suggestion