painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
rather; better; instead; if anything
rope; cord; policeman's rope
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
time; hour; period; class
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
only; merely; but; no more than
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
to be surprised; to be astonished
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
feeling keenly; fully realizing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result