to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
last night; yesterday evening
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
beginning; outset; first; onset
man; male; masculine gender
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
practice; practising; training; study
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
living by oneself; living alone
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
workshop; studio; atelier
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
you (plural); all of you; you all
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
it's not like; it isn't as if
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pointing out; identification