once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
price; cost; value; worth; value
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to win favour; to win favor
form; shape; figure; visage
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to make an appearance; to show up
any more; any further; any better; any longer
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
scoundrel; rascal; villain
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)