work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
bragging; showing off; pride
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
neighbouring house; neighboring house
mistress; lover; prostitute
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to stop talking; to be silent
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to begin talking; to open up
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
to learn something through hearing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
something; some kind of; for some reason
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
and; thereupon; because of that
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely