woman; female; feminine gender
to stop walking; to pause
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
boarder; boarding student
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be exhausted; to be tired out
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
without; unless; have to do
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to slap; to strike; to spank
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
arm; skill; efforts; ability
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine