occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
good; goodness; right; virtue
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
manner of using one's hands
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
labour and management; labor and management
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); very
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
place; situation; position; location
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance