like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one's house; one's home; one's family
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
name; given name; first name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
almost every day; almost daily
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to breathe while sleeping