possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
door; gate; opening; title page
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
little finger; pinky; little toe
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
front; frontage; facade; main
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
superiority complex; sense of superiority
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing