bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
time; hour; period; class
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
that's the way it is; such is life
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
working in the fields; working on a farm
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to get back together (with a former partner)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
together; at the same time; same; identical
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues