to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
my husband; one's family; family member
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do