idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
greeting; a fine thing to say
grandfather; male senior-citizen
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to be free; to be available
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
orphanage; children's home
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
elementary school (in Japan; 1941-1947)
clinic; medical office; infirmary
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to shout (in anger); to yell
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach