to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
at once; immediately; right now
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
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
form; method; system; formula
to polish up; to shine up
way; method; means; resource; course
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); female defloration
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)