sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
such; like that; that sort of; very
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
regret; repentance; remorse
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision