beyond one's control; nothing one can do
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
voice training; vocal exercises
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
one's house; one's home; one's family
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
such ... as; or some such
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
and yet; though; when; in spite of
growing child's hearty appetite
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to turn towards; to point
to have a talk; to tell a story
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
person who is ...; thing that is ...
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
programme; program; plans; arrangements
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)