without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to burst open; to pop; to split
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
no matter how much time passes
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
work; business; company; study
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dullard; indecisive person
beginning; outset; first; onset
murder; killing; murderer
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
older brother; elder brother
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary