to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to badger; to pester; to beg
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
anticipation; expectation
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
a step; short distance; short time
talk; dialogue; conversation
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
when; at what moment; what time
first third of a two-hour period
final appeal to the highest court
third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
meeting; greeting; welcome
old body; aged person; elderly person
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
sampling food; tasting; trying
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
three; three years of age
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all