to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
rising; ascending; climbing
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to recall; to remember; to recollect
I see; that's right; indeed
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
health; healthy; sound; fit
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(the art of) storytelling
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
personal; individual; private
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)