poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
rain and wind; driving rain
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
rubbish heap; garbage dump
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be able to manage somehow or another
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
master; teacher; stable master
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
slicing a fish down its back
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent