nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to have a reason; to have an excuse
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
lidded; covered; container with a lid
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest