to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to try to do; to attempt to do
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
how much; how many; to what extent
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
instead; but (on the other hand)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
opening inward (of a door or window)
(right at the) side; just beside
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
tool; implement; means; furniture
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless