this world; this life; world of the living
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
and yet; though; when; in spite of
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
family; members of a family
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to challenge (a person) to a fight
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
again; once more; a second time