fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
cooking; food preparation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
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
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
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
all night long; all through the night
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what date?; what's the date?; when?
March; third month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
third day of the month; three days
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
ninth day of the month; nine days
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
name; given name; first name
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration