what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
like a part of the family
scattered; separated; dispersed
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
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
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
your husband; her husband
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
toast; congratulatory cup
he; she; that person; (arch.) you