surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
ago; since; before; previous
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
this world; this life; world of the living
observation; survey; watching
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
type of picture book popular in the late Edo period
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
looking on from the side; looking on by an outsider
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
easygoing; optimistic; conceited