service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
adds force or indicates command
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to burst (open); to break; to split
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
step; stride; counter for steps
confused; flustered; at a loss
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
good-natured; of good character