to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
had better ...; had better not ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to overdo; to do too much
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
recently; lately; these days
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
debut; initial stage appearance
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
single word; a few words; brief comment
only; merely; but; no more than
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to apologize; to apologise
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
stirring; slight movement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time