breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
incident; affair; happening; event
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have the privilege of doing
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to sweep clean; to brush clean
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
underground; subterranean
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy