to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
door; gate; opening; title page
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
at work; in the midst of work; working
present; gift; to give a present or gift
that's the way it is; such is life
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to move (house); to change residence
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
in that way; like that; that way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying