unexpectedly; surprisingly
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
in good health; alive and well; going strong
postcard; memo; note; card
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
cover; front cover; wrapper; jacket
to sign (one's signature)
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
five and seven-syllable meter
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
something like ...; something called ...
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
one act (of a play); scene; event
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
misfortune; short life; evil fate
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
open; public; official; overt
to have a reason; to have an excuse
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.