to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
such; this sort of; like this
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
suffix for familiar person
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start