penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
take-out; take-away; carry-out
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
so; like this; in this way
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
loveable; very likeable; like very much
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
region; limits; stage; level
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
difficult to eat; unpalatable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it