koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this world; this life; world of the living
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to blow off; to be blown off
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
binoculars; field glasses
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to take away; to carry off
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to thrust down; to push off
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)