and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
family; members of a family
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
reason; logic; method; system; order
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
tone (of voice); manner of talking
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at that time; in those days