painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
way; method; means; resource; course
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences
kindness and affection; love
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
simply; merely; only; solely
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
even though it is not; despite not
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to look away; to turn away
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle