very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
that's the way it is; such is life
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
theatre; theater; playhouse
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
marriage proposal; courtship
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
family a woman has married into
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
strong opposition; vehement opposition
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
tedious; boring; being fed up with