to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
audience (with a person of high standing)
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony