to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous