(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rice and curry; curry rice
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
such; like that; that sort of; very
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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 set (sun); to become dark
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
one parent; single parent