poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
at least; at most; (even) just
watermelon splitting (game)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that's the way it is; such is life
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
I see; that's right; indeed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
summer vacation; summer holiday
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)