leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
although I say; although one might say; although called
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to stop walking; to pause
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
group; bunch; crowd; group
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
the reverse; other side; lining