the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to be expensive; to be costly
huge; enormous; great big
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to lose sight of; to miss
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to keep a watchful eye on
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
by all means; by all costs
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to be given up; to be discontinued