promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
one thin flat object; one sheet
house where the family is out
on the way back; returning
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unexpected meeting; coincidence
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
both hands; both arms; ten
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
fourth day of the month; four days
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
first meeting; first interview with
to play a leading role; to play a central part
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
late at night; deep in the night
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament