quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
electricity; (electric) light
very interesting; of great interest
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
chair; stool; post; office; position
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
difference; variation; difference
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
hard worker; hardworking person
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat