to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to become empty; to be emptied
kitchen; financial situation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
it hasn't been long since
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
planned; scheduled; systematic
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
in the same way as; just like
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
bedside; near one's pillow
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble