dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
like this; this sort; this way
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
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
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
good bye; I'm off; see you later
thereupon; shortly thereafter
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between; flattery; flatterer
to go into labor; to go into labour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly