relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
outward appearance; apparent
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
as a child; when one was a child
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
how can (one) do something
reason; logic; method; system; order
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to fall off; to tumble down
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
hokora; small wayside shrine
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor