making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
vent; vent hole; air hole
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
literally; to the letter; literal
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
of course; certainly; naturally
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp