to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
bungalow; one-story house
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
to fall ill; to be taken ill
coming and going; commuting
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
adopted daughter; foster daughter
in the mountains; among the mountains