certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
parents and siblings; one's relatives
that's the way it is; such is life
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
difficult to ...; hard to ...
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
counter for choices, options, etc.
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to trample flat; to beat a path
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish