miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
go that far; to that extent
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
heir; inheritor; successor
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
physical work; manual labour (labor)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay