typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
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; actually
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
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
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
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 necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
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; as hard as possible
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
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; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
beginning; outset; first; onset
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)