to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
strong pressure; heavy pressure
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
steep mountain; craggy mountain
to ascend; to go up; to climb
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
spread; span; expanse; extent
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
in public; in company; in the presence of others
woman; female; feminine gender
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
yeah; you're right; that's right
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
fate; destiny; predestination
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood