to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
cannot be helped; unavoidable
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
round, wooden container for cooked rice
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
three; three years of age
when it becomes; when it comes to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
middle of the night; dead of night