when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
house in an alley; rear tenement
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
family; members of a family
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to half-rise to one's feet
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
must not do; should not do; do not do
to sit down; to take a seat
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away