to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
than; from; out of; except; but; more
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to subsist; to keep on living
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use