trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
while; during; while; although; all; both
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Ozu Yasujirō (1903.12.12-1963.12.12)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
adds force or indicates command
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
old couple; elderly couple
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
please (give me); please (do for me)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide