cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
as a child; when one was a child
kitchen; financial situation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
almost; roughly; approximately
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
finding employment; getting a job
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to whine; to make feeble complaints
such; like that; that sort of; very
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
older sister; elder sister
to take over; to hand over
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
closely; compactly; leaving no space
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic