these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
ward office; council (regional)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(another's) daughter; young lady
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
physical condition; state of health
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be born; to come into the world
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
last days; the end; one's fate
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
God; god; ace; king; superior person
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
no matter how much time passes
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
scene; spectacle; sight; view
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering