one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
accomplishment; execution
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
work experience; work history
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of