to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
story; tale; talk; discussion
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
like this; in this way; as you see
go that far; to that extent
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
time; season; period; phase; stage
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship