to have a talk; to tell a story
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
intermission (between acts); interlude
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to shake; to sway; to waver
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
go that far; to that extent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
outward appearance; apparent
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
power; authority; jurisdiction
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much