being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
every evening; night after night
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
summer cold (illness); summer flu
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
remaining; left-over; excess
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
antiquity; the previous era
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
tolerance; broad-mindedness
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
thank you for your continued patronage
to miss a chance; to fail to do
person being waited for; person who waits
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops