it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
Japanese person; Japanese people
each nation; many nations; many countries
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to overflow from something full
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to some extent; to a certain extent
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
something; some kind of; for some reason
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into