electronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
electricity; (electric) light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
orphan; person without friends
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to find out; to discover; to detect
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
at that time; in those days
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
management; administration; operation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
innumerable; countless; numberless
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique