state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
this is why; this means; it is the case that
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
piling shame on top of shame
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
military personnel; soldier
that is to say; so that means
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in succession; one by one
overnight guest; house guest
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
student (esp. a university student)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be conspicuous; to stand out
meaning; significance; sense
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
form; shape; figure; visage
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire