to continue; to keep up; to keep on
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
God; god; ace; king; superior person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to prostrate oneself before
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
accurate; correct; precise; exact
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake