life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
how; in what way; how about
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby