naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
calm; composed; cool; quiet
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
question; inquiry; enquiry
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
retreating figure; appearance from behind
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?