adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
every month; each month; monthly
tendency; trend; inclination
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
bar that sells shots; shot bar
being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas); common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think