affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
really; truly; indeed; good grief
occasional; infrequent; rare
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
joints; points (of a speech)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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