greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
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)
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
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
(overnight) stay; lodging
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
door; gate; opening; title page
quite; utterly; really; completely
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill