to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
large build; large pattern
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to cease; to stop; to be over
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
deceased; late; dead; departed
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hollowing out; scooping out; gouging; drilling