ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be needed; to be wanted
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to face; to go towards; to head towards
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly