to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
hokora; small wayside shrine
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
at that time; in those days
stealthily; secretly; in secret
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
besides; in addition; also; moreover
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
instant; moment; for an instant
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such; like that; that sort of; very
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look