to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
entreaty; supplication; petition
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
father; dad; husband; you; he
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
master; teacher; stable master
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
place; room; margin; scope
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
sympathy; compassion; pity
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to inherit; to succeed; to take over