by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
grandfather; male senior-citizen
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
memories; recollections; reminiscence
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
fiction; fabrication; concoction