now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to subsist; to keep on living
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
this world; this life; world of the living
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial