mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bottle of ink; ink bottle
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
while; during; while; although; all; both
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
under the staircase; understairs
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) even once; (not) ever
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)