cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to step forward; to take a step forward
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
stairs; stairway; staircase
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
corridor; hallway; passageway
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to cease; to stop; to be over
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
commandant; commanding officer; general
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
document; official papers
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)
several people; a few people
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
moment; brief space of time
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off