unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
audience; spectator; spectators
production (e.g. play); direction
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
notice; attention; observation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
way of reciting; way of telling a story
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to the last; persistency; thoroughness