to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
sour look; surly face; pout
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
recovering slightly; making a small rally
troubles brought on by what one has written
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
kitchen; financial situation
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
it's not like; it isn't as if
late at night; small hours of the morning
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
thank you for your trouble; unfortunately ...
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment); half of a season
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake