letter; missive; note; mail
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
without permission; without notice
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to begin talking; to open up
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
natural light; unpolarized light
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
verge of death; dying moments
determination; resolution