to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
one's possessions; ownership
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to emphasize; to attach importance to
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
knowing; (an) acquaintance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
in this way; thus; such; uh...
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
negotiations; discussions; connection
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)