to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
presence; sitting with; being with
impossible to do (although wants to)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
together; at the same time; same; identical
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
at first; in the beginning; originally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be surprised; to be astonished
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
all present; all concerned; all of us
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to talk; to chat; to chatter
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)