guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
clanging; empty; deserted
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
shoji (paper sliding door)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
chopping board; cutting board
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe