quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
two persons; two people; pair; couple
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
such; like that; that sort of; very
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
don't you think?; indicates question
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
proposal; proposition; suggestion
changing one's academic course
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
quarrel; dispute; argument
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
written oath; covenant; pledge