to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
moderately; in moderation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to face; to go towards; to head towards
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to relax; to feel at home
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
how; in what way; how about
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)