spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
that day; the very same day
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
consequence; outcome; result; blame
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately