to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
understood; I see; OK; present; here
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
have a good day; take care; see you
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to approach; to draw near
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to take someone's life; to kill someone
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
heir; inheritor; successor
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one's own child; one's own children
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
authority; power; influence
I have nothing to do with it
one way or the other; either way
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
superiority complex; sense of superiority