to approach; to draw near
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
adds force or indicates command
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
until now; so far; up to the present
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness