dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
(earning or paying) no interest
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
in order; in turn; one by one
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)