to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
tenement house; row house
holiday; day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
(not) even once; (not) ever
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in this manner; in this way; like this
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
in this way; thus; such; uh...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
since our last meeting; since we parted
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression