to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Yoshinaga Sayuri (1945.3-)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
living by oneself; living alone
senior high school; high school