about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
serious; not joking; straight
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
district; section; sector
small hill; low hill; hillock
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
speech and conduct; words and deeds
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort