what time; (lit.) which hour
when; at what moment; what time
to talk; to call; to invite; to call a geisha or prostitute over
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
folding screen covered with gold leaf
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
the way back; the way home; return trip
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to speak; to hear a voice
single word; a few words; brief comment
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
modesty; humility; being humble
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home