tone (of voice); manner of talking
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
work; business; company; study
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to pass (of time); to elapse
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
feeling one gets from listening to something
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go out and away; to leave
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound