drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
of course; certainly; naturally
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to grow up; to become an adult
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
such; like that; that sort of; very
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
go that far; to that extent
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
memories; recollections; reminiscence
(a) little; somewhat; somehow