it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(very) patient; persevering
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to summon; to get used to call
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to state; to express; to mention
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
messenger; envoy; emissary
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
whole nation; whole land; whole country
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to devour; to bite to death