at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
gem; jewel; precious stone
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
reaction; response; reaction
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
one day; (on) a certain day
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to try all possible means
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
senior high school student
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
expression of love; showing love
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered