growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
completely; entirely; wholly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
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)
standard; set; routine; decided
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little