this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
waste of time; killing time
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
modern person; people of today
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
to feel; to sense; to experience
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
adds force or indicates command
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
again; once more; a second time
to turn on; to switch on; to light up