molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
name; given name; first name
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
discovery; detection; finding
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
even though; despite; when
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
society; the world; the times