when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to blow off; to be blown off
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in this way; thus; such; uh...
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
quarrel; dispute; argument
(not so) much; (not) very
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more