piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
breaking through a checkpoint (Edo period); sneaking past a barrier
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
corridor; hallway; passageway
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to tower above; to stand out
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to devour; to bite to death
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to have a talk; to tell a story
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
traveling patent-medicine salesman; medicine peddler
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
village; human habitation; human settlement
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
street at night; making a night journey
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave