to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
welcome!; nice to see you!
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
it's probably so; it stands to reason
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
prime of one's working life
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
golden wedding (anniversary)
silver wedding (anniversary)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to gather; to collect; to assemble
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
forgetting; lapse of memory
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
love triangle; eternal triangle
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
go that far; to that extent
modesty; humility; being humble
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
piece; fragment; one (object)