trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
national; founded by the government
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
pressure; oppression; suppression
rather; better; instead; if anything
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
modern; up-to-date; art nouveau; Beaujolais nouveau (wine); vague; fuzzy
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
the way back; the way home; return trip
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904; Irish-Greek-born Japanese writer); Koizumi Yakumo
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around