stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
Ellman; Ellmann; Elman; Erman; Hermant; Herman
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to rank next to; to come after
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
middle of the night; dead of night
to have meaning; to be meaningful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
modesty; self-control; discretion
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
form; shape; figure; visage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
adds force or indicates command
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.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
not limited to; not just ...