this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
infectious disease; infection
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to grow up; to become an adult
using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period); simple paper mask
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal