past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to shake; to sway; to waver
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the other day; a few days ago
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to employ; to hire; to charter
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
telephone call; telephone (device)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
such; this sort of; like this
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
arrest; apprehension; capture
forced repatriation; deportation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
how; in what way; by what means