floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
woman; female; feminine gender
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
(made of) stone; stone-built
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout