drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
the same night; that night
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
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)