affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
river; stream; River; the ... river
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
anything and everything; just about everything
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
as everyone knows; needless to point out
chief vassal; senior statesman
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
to become clear; to be made public
time; season; period; phase; stage
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable