to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be dispersed; to get separated
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
to remain married for life
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
fine weather; fair weather
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
departure of a ship (from a port); setting sail; outgoing ship; ship leaving port
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon