presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
honorific affix; honorific prefix
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to rush over; to run up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
slope; slanting surface; bevel