serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
the other day; lately; recently
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
that kind; competition; match
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to collect; to assemble; to gather
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
now; the present time; just now; another; more
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to recall; to remember; to recollect
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
even though; despite; when
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
tone (of voice); manner of talking
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable