difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
chair; stool; post; office; position
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
theatre; theater; playhouse
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(your) daughter; young woman
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
common people; ordinary people; masses
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to become clear; to be made public
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute