to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to trample; to crush underfoot
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
choices; alternatives; options
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
as (for); for; in the capacity of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
right beside; close to; nearby
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally