main cause; primary factor
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
surname; family name; last name
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
preparation; arrangements
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to relax; to feel at home
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
support; backing; patronage
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with