voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
older sister; lass; young lady
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
just because; even if; even though
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
adds force or indicates command
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself