painful;  bitter;  tough;  difficult;  cruel;  harsh
 to become stiff (of muscles);  to get absorbed in;  to develop a passion for;  to be elaborate;  to be intricate
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)
 to spoil;  to break;  to go bad;  to go wrong;  to fail
 strange;  odd;  unexpected;  change;  incident;  disturbance
 failure;  mistake;  blunder
 to anger;  to displease;  to offend;  to square (one's shoulders);  to make stern (e.g. eyes);  to raise (one's voice) in anger
 to laugh;  to smile;  to sneer;  to ridicule;  to be dumbfounded;  to be flabbergasted
 unreasonable;  unnatural;  impossible;  forcible;  forced;  excessive (work, etc.);  immoderate
 the other day;  lately;  recently;  meanwhile;  in the meantime
 to be silent;  to say nothing
 with a clatter;  with a rattle;  empty;  bare;  raspy (voice);  gravelly;  with a gargle
 place;  location;  room;  space;  basho;  wrestling tournament
 consultation;  discussion;  discussing;  asking (somebody) for advice
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 space (between);  gap;  period of time (during, while);  duration;  between (two parties or things);  among (a group);  relations (between)
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 far away;  distant place;  long ago;  far back;  by far
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 (for something) to have occurred;  to have done (something);  (for something) to happen on occasion
 continuously in some state (for a long time, distance);  throughout;  much (better, etc.);  by far;  far away;  long ago
 lively;  full of spirit;  energetic;  healthy;  well;  fit
 sad;  miserable;  unhappy;  sad;  lamentable;  deplorable
 aid;  assistance;  help;  cheering;  rooting (for);  support
 wife;  bride;  (one's) daughter-in-law
 to be troubled;  to have difficulty;  to be bothered;  to be inconvenienced;  to be badly off;  to be hard up
 to rely on;  to depend on;  to count on;  to turn to (for help)
 local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling;  present brought by a visitor;  something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation);  unwelcome gift
 adds force or indicates command
 lightning;  thunder;  god of thunder;  god of lightning;  anger;  fit of anger
 millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
 doll cake;  sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
 to face;  to go towards;  to head towards
 to reconsider;  to rethink;  to reassess
 moreover;  furthermore;  nevertheless;  and yet
 a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
 that is so;  that is right;  it looks to me;  people say that;  it is said that;  I hear that
 to hurry;  to rush;  to hasten;  to make something happen sooner
 what's the matter?;  what's wrong?
 to get worse;  to deteriorate;  to go from bad to worse;  to spoil (of food);  to go bad;  to perish