to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
nothing but; except; no more than
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very small; tiny; insignificant
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
home; household; family; hearth
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
evening meal; dinner; supper