call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
main cause; primary factor
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
world peace; peace of the world
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
either way; in any case; one way or another
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to get strong; to gain strength
to be infected; to be contagious
passion; temper; irritability
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
all over the body; from head to foot; all over