many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cheap article; poor quality article
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
pressure; oppression; suppression
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to grimace; to make a wry face
to squeeze out; to wring out
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
street violence against middle-aged men
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...