relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bygones; the past; past event
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
adds force or indicates command
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to hang (something) on the wall
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected