acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
open; public; official; overt
in the same way as; just like
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
already; now; no longer; not any more
to apologize; to apologise
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like