painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
failure; mistake; blunder
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be silent; to say nothing
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
adds force or indicates command
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish