to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
companion; company; tritagonist
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
older sister; lass; young lady
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable