that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
middle of the night; dead of night
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)