to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
is that so?; I see; right; oh
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
suffix for familiar person
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
tenement house; row house
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
(overnight) stay; lodging
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
two persons; two people; pair; couple
piece of cake; a walk in the park