to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to grumble over one's wine cups
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
warmly; cordially; with tender care
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
look!; there!; here!; that is
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
nape (of the neck); nucha
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
mistress; lover; prostitute