beginning; outset; first; onset
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
living room (Western style); sitting room
to relax; to feel at home
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
in comparison to; rather than
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
briskly with small steps; trotting
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner