birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
boy; son; baby boy; young man
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
button (clothing); push-button; button
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
physical education; PE; gym (class)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
with a start; with a jump
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
clearing one's throat; cough
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
technique; art; skill; move
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
skill involving the hands; craft
same family (race, tribe)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
successive generations; successive emperors