particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
for your information; I'm telling you
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be exhausted; to be worn out
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
corridor; hallway; passageway
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold