no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
start of work; commencement; opening
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
reason; cause; circumstances
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
honorific/polite/humble prefix
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
this world; this life; world of the living
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?