minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
manners; behavior; behaviour
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
very young; little; childish; immature
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Japanese person; Japanese people
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
woman; female; feminine gender
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to rock; to shake; to swing
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
it is I who should say so
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded