putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
after a long time; for the first time in a while
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
around the world; throughout the world
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!