to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
name; given name; first name
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that