close; intimate; on good terms
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
to get between; to be caught in
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
thereupon; shortly thereafter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sharp sighted; easily awakened
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
leather shoes; leather boots
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)