to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
settlement; solution; resolution
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to give; to do (something) for
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to have a meal; to take a meal
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient