to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
clearing one's throat; cough
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to be needed; to be wanted
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sick person; patient; invalid
thereupon; shortly thereafter
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to call out; to ask someone to come