selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
tendency; trend; inclination
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
now that; since; so long as; because
to some extent; to a certain extent
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
how can (one) do something
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to be frank; to drop all pretense
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
living by oneself; living alone
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
half body bathing; hip bath
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
instead; but (on the other hand)
insecticide; insect repellent