nothing but; except; no more than
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
people; men and women; each person; everybody
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
critic; reviewer; commentator
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
shōchū made from sake lees; low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so