road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
a little; a bit; slightly
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
storehouse; warehouse; godown
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to begin talking; to open up
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to have a talk; to tell a story
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)