toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to prevent; to take precautions
our country; our land; one's own country
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
if so; in that case; in that situation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
impossible to do (although wants to)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
have to do; must; should; ought to
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)