but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to pull one's hair back into a bun
face with no make-up; sobriety; having no class (e.g. in a RPG); (being) jobless
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
proposal; proposition; suggestion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo