thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
don't you think?; indicates question
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
curse; spell; malediction
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
older brother; elder brother
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
hyperactivity (of a child)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to suffer; to groan; to be worried