that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
your husband; her husband
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes