materials; data; document
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
March; third month of the lunar calendar
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
without permission; without notice
future (usually near); prospects
not yet known; unknown; strange
event; phenomenon; matter
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
something like ...; something called ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
it seems so; that's what it looks like
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
precocious; precocious child
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
chair; stool; post; office; position