to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
before the gate; in front of the gate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to talk; to chat; to chatter
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be able to manage somehow or other
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw