to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
bedside; near one's pillow
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
ease; comfort; feeling at home
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to own; to receive; to understand
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
such; this sort of; like this
to devise; to plot; to plan
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan