endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to name; to call; to christen; to term
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
high heels; high-heeled shoes
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
washing machine; (clothes) washer
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
kitchen; financial situation; finances
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)