to subsist; to keep on living
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
since when; from when; how long
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
just because; even if; even though
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
candy; sweet; confectionary
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment