to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
because of; owing to; due to
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
such; this sort of; like this
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
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)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to subsist; to keep on living