just the other day; quite recently
after a long time; for the first time in a while
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
then; well; so; well then
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to shout (in anger); to yell
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
educational institution; school; academy; campus
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
genius; prodigy; natural gift