to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
serious wound; serious injury
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to understand; to make out
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
small; fine; detailed; stingy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
even so; anyhow; at any rate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting