to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
entreaty; appeal; petition
competent; suitable; qualified
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
the ... after next; two ... later; two ... after
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
magistrate; shogunate administrator
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to investigate; to examine
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
way; method; means; resource; course
for a moment; even as a joke; even in the slightest degree
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
difference; discrepancy; variation
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
small attached annex; lean-to
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
fast-talking; rapid talking
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me