mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
clearly; distinctly; vividly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to pass (of time); to elapse
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey