to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
polite; respectful; reverent
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sense of values; values; value system
to differ; to vary; to disagree
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
rather; sooner; preferably
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
besides; in addition; also; moreover
flour; meal; powder; dust