mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be manageable; to be able to handle
personal appearance; character; personality
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
wrong; different; not like that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
time; hour; season; time of the year
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
difference; variation; difference