boy; son; baby boy; young man
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
why; how; for what reason
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
along the river; riverside
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
fast-talking; rapid talking
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to be smeared; to be covered
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
time; season; period; phase; stage
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument