summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
woman; female; feminine gender
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nothing but; except; no more than
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
for the first time in one's life
sublime; noble; high-minded
existence; being; presence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open