to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
already; now; no longer; not any more
out of control; uncontrollable
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
leaving everything up to someone else
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to prostrate oneself before
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
way; method; means; resource; course
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird