may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
entreaty; supplication; petition
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
reality; actuality; hard fact
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring