great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such; this sort of; like this
other; another; over; more than; I; me
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to cry and shout; to scream
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to apologize; to apologise
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing