through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to try to do; to attempt to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
both (people); the two of them
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to wait and see; to see how the land lies