to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
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)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
near; nearby; not far off
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be erected; to be built
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
at; in; at; when; by; with
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
to burst open; to pop; to split
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
living room (Western style); sitting room
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to crouch; to squat; to cower
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected