contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
nine out of ten; nearly; almost
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
looking away; looking aside
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to head home; to leave for home
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
to understand; to make out
woman; lady; adult female
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
surely (not); certainly (not)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
home (family, domestic) life
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
dim-witted; slow to catch on
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
second day of the month; two days
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
audience; attendance; hearers
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
Western clothing; Western binding
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly