to talk; to chat; to chatter
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
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
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
as usual; as is one's habit
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
bright person; talented student; prodigy
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
regulation cap; school cap
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to make merry; to be festive
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to spit out; to eject; to dump