unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
the dark side; the seamy side
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
that's the way it is; such is life
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
instead; but (on the other hand)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
(Japanese-style) living room
novel; story; (work of) fiction
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go