dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
separate case; another matter
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
conviction; belief; confidence
(period of) a year; during an era
(not) even once; (not) ever
to have a meal; to take a meal
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by