very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
all night; throughout the night
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
middle of the night; dead of night
and yet; though; when; in spite of
such; this sort of; like this
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
I see; that's right; indeed
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
don't you think?; indicates question
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)