dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
person with multiple debts
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by means of; due to; because of; according to
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
never mind!; don't worry about it
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point