pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
another's parent; another's parents
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
light green; yellowish-green
something wrapped in a furoshiki
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
university student; college student
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
on the way home from work
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
unidentifiable; unidentified
drunkenness; intoxication
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to have a talk; to tell a story
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
Denki Bran; cocktail of brandy, gin, wine, curacao and herbs
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...