endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be surprised; to be astonished
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
this (very thing); this precisely
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
time; hour; period; class
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
dead person; deceased person
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
about when; about what time; how soon
cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl