painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
to be helpful; to be useful
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
having not the slightest idea
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
to establish; to formulate
Buddhist lantern festival
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
one's house; one's home; one's family
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
under the pretext of; using the excuse of; on the plea of
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party