to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
journey; route of a journey
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...