to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is that so?; I see; right; oh
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to move (house); to change residence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
rather than; more ... than ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
several years; a few years
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly