when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
have a good day; take care; see you
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
calm; composed; cool; quiet
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fragment; one of the group or party
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
selection; choice; option
to watch over; to watch attentively
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to become a thing of the past
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox