to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I see; that's right; indeed
you (plural); all of you; you all
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
this is why; this means; it is the case that
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
alone; by oneself; on one's own
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
family; members of a family
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck