silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
three parts; three copies
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
contract; compact; agreement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
and yet; though; when; in spite of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to call again; to call someone back
ordinary person; untitled individual
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about