drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
while; during; while; although; all; both
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
time; hour; period; class
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out