one-by-one; separately; in detail
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
fool; twit; idiot; (arch.) unpleasant customer
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
don't you think?; indicates question
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to have a talk; to tell a story
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become better; to improve
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
middle of the night; dead of night
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it