caller; visitor; company; guest
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
older brother; elder brother
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
advance payment; money paid in advance
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
river; stream; River; the ... river
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
genuine article; real thing; real deal
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
had better ...; had better not ...
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
this world; this life; world of the living
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix