he; she; that person; (arch.) you
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
lamentation; deploring; admiration; praise
lamentation; deploring; admiration; praise
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
breath; breathing; tone; mood
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
father; dad; husband; you; he
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
together; abreast; side-by-side
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
-less; lacking; non-existing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious