to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
wood (for building); lumber; timber
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to gain fame; to make one's name
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
hereabouts; around there; that area