painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
to pass (of time); to elapse
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
don't you think?; indicates question
although I say; although one might say; although called
originally; by nature; from the start
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to begin some form of lifestyle
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
older brother; elder brother