painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to well up (tears, feelings, etc.)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights