inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
carving; engraving; sculpture
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
gasping; breathing heavily
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be surprised; to be astonished
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
clerk; office worker; office staff
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...