poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
very; greatly; exceedingly
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress