at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to say; to be called; to do
unheard-of; unprecedented
to be mad about; to be hooked on
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
brothers and sisters; siblings
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
close; intimate; on good terms
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
looks; personal appearance; features
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
older sister; elder sister
care; precaution; guarding; caution
at that time; in those days
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
orphan; person without friends
surname; family name; last name
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
crops; agricultural produce
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)