grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
calm; composed; cool; quiet
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
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
at the top of one's voice
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
tone (of voice); manner of talking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
enuresis; urinary incontinence
to turn towards; to point
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying