to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
perfect; complete; flawless
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
from here; from this place
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unmarried; not yet married
not caring; not giving a damn
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
1,000,000; one million; million; many