forcibly; against one's will
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
father; dad; husband; you; he
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
kitchen; financial situation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to start; to begin; to commence
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to receive divine punishment
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to rise; to erect; to get up
to lie down; to throw oneself down
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent