all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
object of adoration, longing
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
rival; competitor; competition
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
crying face; face of a person who is crying
drop (e.g. of water); drip
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to straighten up; to sit upright
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to get one's head around; to think about
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
a few years ago; some years back