to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
directly; in person; firsthand
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to talk; to chat; to chatter
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
even if not; even without
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
head; lead; vanguard; first
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
although I say; although one might say; although called
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
single word; a few words; brief comment
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes