to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to become desperate; to give in to despair
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
two (long cylindrical things)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
fields (of rice and other crops)
how much; how many; however
don't you think?; indicates question
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
se (Japanese unit of area equal to 30 tsubo, approx. 99.174 m.sq.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)