trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
performer or player (of an instrument)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to find out; to discover; to detect
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
had better ...; had better not ...
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
using one's elbows as a pillow
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to rise; to erect; to get up