incessant working; working non-stop
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
I appreciate your efforts
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to work hard; to make an effort
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take off one's clothes; to undress
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend