beginning; outset; first; onset
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to employ; to hire; to charter
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to palm off; to force a sale
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction