master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
dry riverbed; river beach
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pebble; round stone; boulder
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to order; to command; to appoint
since then; from that time; ever since
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
together with; same; both; all; including ...
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)