worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
way; method; means; resource; course
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
about this time; about now
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
outward appearance; apparent
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
bedside; near one's pillow
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago