suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
working in the fields; working on a farm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
samurai; warrior; military family
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
a little bit; a little while
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
celebration; auspicious occasion
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
classical elegance; antiquity
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the treasure that is children; child
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)