suffering; distress; hardship; trial
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
with a friendly grin; smilingly
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
Oklahoma mixer (folk dance); Turkey in the Straw
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
at that time; in those days
only; merely; but; no more than
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
neglecting; leaving alone
to become dim; to become blurred
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
close; intimate; on good terms
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)