life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
guess; conjecture; surmise
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
but; however; provided that
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
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?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
almost; roughly; approximately
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
originally; by nature; from the start
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
himself; yourself; herself
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt