near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; like that; that sort of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to spit out; to eject; to dump
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
tool; implement; means; furniture
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at that time; in those days
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry