life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
single word; a few words; brief comment
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear