opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling; sense; impression
in that way; thus; so; so?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
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.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
periodic; regular; routine
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
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
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
it's no joke; gimme a break!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour