indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
mistress; kept woman; concubine
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
even though; despite; when
myself; yourself; I; me; you
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
military personnel; soldier
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
secret; private; surreptitious
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
prickling; stinging; tingling
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
something like ...; something called ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
beyond this point; from now on; after this
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)