to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
country-bred; raised in the country
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
living; lifestyle; living room
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
kitchen; financial situation; finances
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
troublesome; pain in the butt
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
private brand; private-label brand
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
yen (currency of Japan); circle
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nothing but; except; no more than
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
having no money; lack of money
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)