intimacy; friendship; familiarity
how; in what way; how about
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
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
shoji (paper sliding door)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to pass (of time); to elapse
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shine; to glitter; to be bright