(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
olden-day; hidden in the past
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to increase in value; to gain prestige
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
middle of the night; dead of night
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to