taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
just above; right overhead
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
on hand; readily available
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
absentmindedly; vacantly; blankly; by oneself; all alone
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold