typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
both hands; both arms; ten
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be needed; to be wanted
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
than; from; out of; except; but; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
beginning; outset; first; onset
to feel; to sense; to experience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)