not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
don't you think?; indicates question
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
woman's looks; woman's charm
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)